Water vehicle



WATER VEHICLE Filed Aug. 2, 1929 Li J . l i INVENTOR ALEX s 6Z4 0 A'ITORNEYS Patented Feb. 24, 1931 I untrue STATES ALEXIS szeno, oroLUa, Romania; ASSIGNOB' or ONE-HALF TO new YORK, 1v. Y.

Pat e we WATER 'VEHICLE Application filed August 2, 1929, Serial No. 882,905, and. in Rumania'J'une 27, 1929; i

This invention relates to improvements in water vehicles and has particular reference to a manually PIOPBilQCl apparatus.

enabling the operator to propel and steer the vehicle in the water.

Another object is to support from a buoyant body propelling means which may be controlled from the seat of the vehicle and to provide a foot actuated steering mechanism also operable from said seat.

The above and other ob ects will appear more clearly from the followmg description, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, which illustrates preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form of the vehicle constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig.2is a top plan view thereof. 7

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig.

1, and

Fig. i is a .fragmentary view, similar to Fig. 1, showing a differentform of propelling means.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the body of the vehicle is shown as comprising a pair of elongated buoyant members 5 to which is secured, by means of straps 6, the longitudinally extending seat member 7 having a back rest 8 adjacent its rear end and the ornament 9 at its front end. At the front end of the body, the same is provided with laterally extending stabilizers 10 which add to the buoyancy of the body and assist in maintaining the same on an even keel in the water.

Depending from the body intermediate its ends is a frame consisting of the vertical pieces 11 which are connected adjacent their 18 on the propeller shaft.

DAVID SCHOBEL, or I upper ends by cross braces 12 and at the lower ends by the keel 13.

The propelling mechanism comprises a shaft 14: journaled in any suitable manner in the pieces 11 and having a propeller 15 atits rear end. Either at the forward end of said shaft, or otherwise conveniently supported bythe frame, is a weight 16 which will, at least, partially counter-balance the weight of the person seated on the vehicle so that the latter will be maintained on an even keel longitudinally. A large gear 17 is supported for rotation by the rear piece 11 0f the frame and meshes with a small gear To, drive said gearing, there is provided an operating handle lever 19 pivoted intermediate its ends to the braces 12 and having its upper end projecting through a slot 20 in the seat 7 so asv to be within easy reach of the operator. The lower end of the lever 19 is connected, by a vpitman 21, to the gear 17 so that when the thefront piece 11 and arranged so that the operator may place his feet upon said lever and by a pressure with either foot. turn the rudder in the desired direction,

In Fig. 4-, the propelling means is shown as comprising a paddle wheel mounted upon the rear end of the seat 7 and connected to the sprocket gear 26 by the endless chain 27. The gear 26 replaces the gear 17 of Fig.

1 and is driven in the same manner as the latter gear to impart rotation to the paddle wheel 25. What is claimed is:

A water vehicle comprising an elongated inglever 24 pivoted'intermediate its ends to seat-board, buoyant members secured to the under face thereof and extending throughout the length thereof, a frame carried by the seat-board and depending therefrom, a ba1-' ancing keel carried by the lower end of said frame, propelling means for said vehicle,

means carried by said frame for driving said propelling means, said driving means including a shaft, and a counterbalanolng Weight earned by the forward end of sald shaftfl In testimon'y whereof I have affixed my signature. ALEXIS SZABO. 

